Wow! I didn't know this thread was still alive! Hi Phil, I didn't get a chance to make your paper walkalong yet; homework, sleep, etc come first. I pulled out some of my old plank wings and plank-jags to fly today. I forgot the nice handling of a well-trimmed plank with fins. I REALLY want a camcorder to tape walklong flying exploits, but an unwilling to purchase one until my expenses (school) are below my income (er...low )

Wow! I didn't know this thread was still alive! Hi Phil, I didn't get a chance to make your paper walkalong yet; homework, sleep, etc come first. I pulled out some of my old plank wings and plank-jags to fly today. I forgot the nice handling of a well-trimmed plank with fins. I REALLY want a camcorder to tape walklong flying exploits, but an unwilling to purchase one until my expenses (school) are below my income (er...low )

I hear you. Well, at least I don't have to fork over membership in a gym:

I'm finding the bigest difference between most paper airplane designs and paper airplane designs which can be successfully flown by controllable slope soaring is in the extent of wing washout angle. To get nice handling characteristics as a walkalong glider, more wing washout is needed to prevent wing tip stalls when banking (rolling) for a turn. Does your Delta have enough wing washout angle?

This just in: florist waxed tissue paper is even lighter and holds its shape nicely.

Awesome X surfer. What is the nose boom made off? rolled up phonebook paper?

No my delta didnt have enough Washout. I tried it again , but could not get it symetrical . I got caught up in a new build and left it for a while, but ill try it again now. Ill try to get some wax paper and try the one you used in the endless corridor first , I think I am jumping the gun a bit.

Awesome X surfer. What is the nose boom made off? rolled up phonebook paper?

The nose boom is quite clever, it is a sliver of a plastic soda straw taped to the paper wing.

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Originally Posted by BEX

No my delta didnt have enough Washout. I tried it again , but could not get it symetrical . I got caught up in a new build and left it for a while, but ill try it again now. Ill try to get some wax paper and try the one you used in the endless corridor first , I think I am jumping the gun a bit.

You may want to try the tumblewing design, nice and slow, which is the most forgiving and easy to trim design:

No derivative plans, but here's one for a Jagracer. If you can get someone to slice 1 lb density foam into very thing sheets (1/16" or less), it'll fly nice and slow. The L/D is worse than conventional gliders, but the serrations do help with slow flight abilities. Of course, the noseweight will have to be lighter than what is shown on the plans.